May 2012
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April 2012
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Amorphous Blog: Republic VIII →
soozdoogz:
And so he lives on, yielding day by day to the desire at hand. Sometimes he drinks heavily while listening to the flute; at other times, he drinks only water and is on a diet; sometimes he goes in for physical training; at other times, he’s idle and neglects everything; and sometimes he occupies…
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The Real World: Mental Hospital Edition
mentalflossr:
This is the true story of three schizophrenics, who all believed they were Jesus Christ. It wasn’t long before they stopped being polite and started getting real crazy.
In 1959, social psychologist Milton Rokeach wanted to test the strength of self-delusion. So, he gathered three patients, all of whom identified themselves as Jesus Christ, and made them live together in the same...
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“When we find ourselves devoid of passion and purpose, the first thing we need to...”
– Dawna Markova (via creatingaquietmind)
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libraryland:
Stick Boy liked Match Girl, He liked her a lot. He liked her cute figure, he thought she was hot. But could a flame ever burn for a match and a stick? It did quite literally; he burned up quick.
—Tim Burton
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“A belief is not an idea held by the mind, it is an idea that holds the mind.”
– Elly Roselle
March 2012
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“This task is so exacting and its fulfillment so advantageous, that he forgets...”
– Carl Jung, The Undiscovered Self
February 2012
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“This being human is a guesthouse.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a...”
– Rumi
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ratak-monodosico:
” We are caged by our cultural programming. Culture is a mass hallucination, and when you step outside the mass hallucination you see it for what it’s worth. “
Terence McKenna
January 2012
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“You have to be willing to get happy about nothing.”
– Andy Warhol
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Watchfrankgomezg:
It looks like a fun puzzle to have
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Oriol Pascual: The Kaleidoscope Mind →
oriolpascual:
The term kaleidoscope is Greek and is loosely interpreted as “an observer of beautiful forms.” So what, then, is a kaleidoscope mind? A type of mind that is agile, flexible, self-aware, and informed by a diversity of experiences. It’s a mind that is able to perceive any given situation.
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“A culture that believes it is better to ask forgiveness afterward rather than...”
– Tim Brown, Change By Design (p 32)
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“The individual’s freedom of mind is fettered by the ignominy of his...”
– “General Description of the Types,” ibid., par. 626.
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“You know when you see something like a marvelous mountain against the blue sky,...”
– Jiddu Krishnamurti, On Love and Loneliness. Today, in the river. (via crashinglybeautiful)
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“Is it possible, in the final analysis, for one human being to achieve perfect...”
– Haruki Murakami (via misswallflower)
December 2011
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“Make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you...”
– ― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild (via justbesplendid)